Computers Can Create What-If Scenarios or ________ of What Would

question 5

Multiple Choice

Computers can create what-if scenarios or ________ of what would happen to an infectious disease if something else happened (e.g., if air travel increased/decreased or the temperature rose or fell; if there was an adequate supply of antiviral drugs, if a vaccine existed or did not exist) .

• A) let us pretend
• B) spreadsheets
• C) simulations
• D) None of the above

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Definitions:

Excitatory Signals

Neural impulses that increase the likelihood of a neuron firing, leading to an action.

Action Potential

A short-lasting event in which the electrical membrane potential of a cell rapidly rises and falls, allowing neurons to transmit signals over distances.

Minimum Intensity

The lowest level of stimulus intensity required to produce a detectable response or result.

Neurotransmitters

Chemicals that transmit signals across a synapse from one neuron to another in the nervous system.